In the first 50-win season in franchise history, the Clippers have already guaranteed a playoff spot and are the verge of clinching the Pacific Division. But, if Griffin has his way, that accomplishment will not be displayed at Staples.

“I kind of have bigger goals than that for the team,” Griffin told reporters, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com. “I think the team has bigger goals than that. We expected to win the division. We didn’t come into this season thinking, ‘Oh, it would be great if we could win the division.’ We expected it. It’s something to be proud of and maybe there’s a banner that goes up (in the training facility), but it’s not something that needs to go up in Staples, and we don’t need to hang our hat on that.”

Young and ambitious, Griffin's perspective is refreshing—raising a divisional banner would celebrate mediocrity to some degree.

The Clippers, who have shared Staples Center with the Lakers since 1999, don't have a single piece of history in the building. The Lakers dominate the walls. They added another piece in recent weeks, when Shaquille O'Neal's number was retired (with a backward commemorative jersey, which has since been fixed).

Those banners have been present for every home game of Griffin's career, hanging above the high-wire act known as 'Lob City'. It's easy to see how he could believe the Clippers' accomplishments don't measure up, at least at the moment.